Ethiopia Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Ethiopia registered a brief but notable disruption to its internet control plane on Tuesday, July 29, 2026. The event, which lasted approximately 15 minutes, was characterized by a significant drop in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility.

Technical Details

The disruption occurred between 10:20 and 10:35 UTC. The primary affected metric was the BGP median signal, which recorded a severity score of 83. This signal measures the stability and visibility of network routing announcements on the global control plane. A concurrent, though less severe, drop of 18% was observed in the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across active IPv4 address blocks.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Network conditions were reported as stable before and after the brief event.